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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPining
/ˈpaɪ.nɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A deep mental longing or yearning for someone or something.
"His pining for his hometown lasted for years."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'pīnian', meaning to torture, afflict, or suffer, originating from Proto-Germanic *pīnōną (derived from Latin poena, meaning pain or punishment). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physical suffering and torment to a mental anguish of a different sort—specifically, longing deeply and pining away for someone or something absent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pining" is said worldwide
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langueur
Transliteration: langueur
"Sa langueur était évidente après le départ de ses amis."
Sehnsucht
Transliteration: Sehnsucht
"Ihre Sehnsucht nach der Heimat war groß."
struggimento
Transliteration: struggimento
"Il suo struggimento d'amore era palpabile."
añoranza
Transliteration: añoranza
"Sentía una profunda añoranza por su país natal."
saudade
Transliteration: saudade
"A saudade que ele sentia era difícil de suportar."
तड़प
Transliteration: tadap
"उसके दिल में अपनों के लिए एक तड़प थी।"
渴望
Transliteration: kěwàng
"他日夜渴望着能回到故乡。"
갈망
Transliteration: galmang
"그녀의 눈빛에는 깊은 그리움이 담겨 있었다."
切望
Transliteration: setsubō
"彼女の心には故郷への切望があった。"
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